In the beginning, I simply wanted to return to the "living and loving" woman I once was. I survived the end of my marriage. I lived through a diagnosis of inoperable lung tumors. Yet I felt lost, and afraid.
I called a woman-friend, Arlene Billie, crying that I did not know what to do--how to live on my own, and how to feel wholly alive again.
Her reply: "Are you on a portable phone?" (I was.) "Good. Now go outside and look up at the moon. Thank the Great Spirit that you are here. And tomorrow morning, look up at the sun and thank the Great Spirit that you are here. Do that until you know what else to do."
Such simple advice...her words to my heart. The next morning was cold and foggy. I left for work early so I could take the back roads. As I drove that winding, two-lane road, I felt as if in a cocoon. Then the sun broke through and lit the top of a solitary oak tree. Golden streams on its dark crown. Breathtaking. Out of my mouth, to my surprise, came a near-chant in song:
Good Morning, Great Spirit
I welcome today
To know You, to love You
Please show me the way
Thank you, Great Spirit
I honor this day
To know You, to love You
To walk in Your Way
[Copyright 1999 LS Pomeroy]
Those words came unexpectedly, expressing a faith and trust that bested all my doubts. And in that moment, I became proof that life is a sacred gift, full of mystery and potential. I was no longer afraid, and I was on my way well.
Blessings to you, Reader
From LovingSoul
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